ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE -- President Trump told reporters Saturday that negotiations for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine were "going fine," but indicated there needs to be a resolution soon.
"I think Ukraine-Russia might be going OK. And you’re going to be finding out pretty soon," Trump said aboard Air Force One. "There’s a point at which you have to either put up or shut up. We’ll see what happens, but I think it’s going fine.”
Trump's comments came after a top envoy, Steve Witkoff, traveled to Russia to meet directly with President Vladimir Putin on Friday.
Trump has for months been pressing for a ceasefire in Ukraine, where fighting has been underway since Russian forces invaded in February 2022 after amassing troops near the border.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he accepted the terms of a ceasefire laid out by Trump administration officials, putting the ball in Russia’s court.
Critics have argued Russia is dragging its feet and is not interested in a ceasefire as it makes gains on the battlefield.
Trump himself has previously expressed frustration with Zelensky and Ukraine, though he has more certainly shown signs he is growing exasperated with Russia in recent days.
Trump in a Friday social media post wrote that Russia “has to get moving.”
“Too many people are DYING, thousands a week, in a terrible and senseless war – A war that should have never happened, and wouldn’t have happened, if I were President!!!” Trump posted.
